Friday, June 19, 2009

Our Real Longing

...that something we long for, whether it be an island in the west or the other side of a mountain or perhaps a schooner yacht, long for it in the belief that it will mean joy, which it never fully does: because what we are really longing for is God. ~Sheldon Vanauken, "A Severe Mercy", p. 110
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  1. LJJune 19, 2009 at 8:42 AM

    One of the most truthful statements I have heard in a long time and I am so thankful that I am finally starting to really get it. Thank you.

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  2. Rebecca Bogus (aka Frankenstein)June 21, 2009 at 3:03 PM

    I do believe that Sheldon Vanauken was here paraphrasing a conversation he had had with Lewis? I remember this quote and it gave me chills then and now.

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